Two-Person Galactic Journey: Earth Was Destroyed While Imprisoned in Space Prison

Chapter 193

Chapter 193

After confirming the intentions of the Earthlings who had been unjustly trafficked by Divin, Kait and his partner Emotion were finally able to embark on their long-awaited galaxy tour.

The galaxy is vast, after all. The two decided to start by exploring the Federation's sphere of influence, but without a clear purpose, it would just turn into a lazy sightseeing trip. At Emotion's strong insistence, their first goal was set as gourmet food.

'Galactic Gourmet Journey. This is a program where the currently trending Third-Rank Citizen Kait (Enec Lagif) and his partner Fifth-Rank Citizen Emotion (Alto Romia) travel across planets in the Federation and report on local specialties.'

And now, for some reason, the two of them were stuck filming that very journey.

"Our first destination is here. The famed hunting planet, Ramadite."

'Captain, what kind of planet is this?'

Reciting the information they had been told before filming began, Kait was already starting to regret why he had to do this.

***

Though they had decided on gourmet food as their goal, Kait realized he didn't actually know much about the planets in the Federation.

With their citizenship status, Kait and Emotion could visit any habitable planet within the Federation. In fact, even developing planets could be entered, as long as coordination with the observation-linked artificial celestial bodies was established.

Of course, when entering developing planets, excessive contact with the natives or sharing of knowledge was forbidden. Due to the intense level of surveillance, very few Federation citizens actually did such things nowadays.

"Now then, what should we do?"

Emotion had a wealth of information about planets, but most of it wasn't useful for their current purpose. It was mostly data-based and lacked tourist information.

Since they had left the Central Star Cluster without notifying anyone, it was now hard to contact most of their acquaintances.

As Kait recalled the people he had met since arriving in the Federation, he suddenly remembered someone who might be knowledgeable about this kind of thing.

He sent a message to a contact he had been keeping, and soon the other person's face appeared on the monitor.

'Oh my, a rare person to hear from.'

"Thank you for your help back then. It's been a while, Fifth-Rank Citizen Adie Ze."

A merchant dwarf introduced to Kait by Teek when he had no Federation assets. Among all the people Kait had met, this dwarf was the most knowledgeable about the inner workings of the Federation.

When Kait explained that he was thinking of sightseeing now that work had settled down, Adie Ze jumped up with apparent delight.

'Ah, sightseeing! That's wonderful. However, having me guide you personally might be a bit difficult...'

Adie Ze made a troubled face, saying he was swamped with work, and Kait shook his head.

"No, I'm not asking that much. If you could just recommend a few good places to go, that would be enough."

'Hmm. In that case, I think I can introduce a few locations.'

"That would be a great help! As for the information fee, who should I pay and how much would be appropriate?"

'Information fee, you say? ...Well, for that, there's no need. However, if you have the means, Third-Rank Citizen Kait, I'd like to ask a favor.'

"...What is it?"

Kait, who had been given various jobs in the past, instinctively braced himself at Adie Ze's 'favor.'

But Adie Ze prefaced it by saying it wasn't anything special, and then made an unexpected request.

'If possible, could you record your sightseeing experience?'

That was the request.

***

Adie Ze's request was to widely distribute Kait and Emotion's sightseeing as video content across the Federation, in hopes of reviving the declining tourism industry among Federation citizens.

In the past, tourism had been a popular hobby in the Federation, with many citizens hopping from planet to planet within the Federation's sphere.

'What dealt a major blow to that tourism industry were the settlement incidents on undeveloped planets by illegal businesses. After all, Federation citizens, unrestrained in their desires, drove many planets to ruin.'

"Come to think of it, I've heard that story before. That's also why descending to undeveloped planets became such a hassle."

'Exactly. Settlements were banned, and in response to those incidents, Federation citizens started refraining from descending to natural planets. That sentiment still hasn't changed.'

As long as one follows the rules and tours properly, there should be no problem. Even so, once enthusiasm is dampened, regaining momentum becomes extremely difficult.

Adie Ze also carefully explained why he wanted Kait to be the one to do this. Kait, from the perspective of Federation citizens, was a direct victim of those illegal settlements. Though he had simply been born and raised on Earth as an Earthling, in this matter, he was treated as a victim without even realizing it.

And now that very victim would be traveling across the Federation. What's more, Kait himself was a well-known figure favored by Terapolapaneshio. As someone who could reignite the extinguished flame of the Federation's tourism industry, he was ideal.

"I see. If that's the case, I'll gladly lend a hand."

'Thank you so much!'

The deal was made. Considering he wasn't being asked to resolve incidents at tourist spots, it could be said to be an extremely reasonable request.

A summary of the discussion was sent to Queen Bee. Just to be sure, they had Emotion review it and confirm there were no issues.

"Looks good. In that case, we'll be in your care."

'Ah, this turned into a great deal. Actually, there are semi-habitable planets that were developed for tourism, but many have been left half-abandoned due to the industry's decline. Settling in such places wouldn't violate Federation law, though.'

With a sigh, Adie Ze's words hinted that both he and his organization were somewhat involved in the waning tourism industry.

Even so, there was no particular harm to Kait and Emotion. At the time, Kait naively thought that if this was all it took in exchange for information, it was a small price to pay.

'I'll send data on recommended tourist planets later. Since your theme is enjoying food, I'll pick planets that suit Earthling taste standards. Don't worry, I guarantee they'll be fun as tourist destinations.'

"That helps a lot."

'Also, while Third-Rank Citizen Kait is enjoying sightseeing on video, the folks from Terapolapaneshio likely won't be flying around looking for you two.'

"...Thank you for your consideration. I truly appreciate it."

Kait bowed deeply to Adie Ze from the bottom of his heart. After all, space jellyfish might actually do something like that. Even if it was just sales talk to make them feel better about the job, the fact that he believed it meant he could only feel gratitude.

Soon after, the first data arrived. It was a location somewhat distant from the Central Star Cluster, but not quite on the frontier either.

"The hunting planet, Ramadite, huh."

'Yes. I let a bit of my personal feelings influence the choice for the first planet.'

"Personal feelings?"

'Indeed. Planet Ramadite is our homeworld.'

Adie Ze's homeland.

Upon hearing those words, Kait realized for the first time that he knew very little about the homeworlds of the intelligent beings he had met.